Donald J. Trump’s ascent to the presidency will go down as one of the greatest political upsets in history. How did he do it? How did so many scholars and political professionals underrate his prospects so badly? And what does his presidency mean for America’s future? The Chronicle Review has assembled a collection of essays from our pages in an attempt to make sense of this historic election.
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How Political Science Gets Politics Wrong
The field failed to foresee 2016’s electoral chaos. -
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Our ‘Prophet of Deceit’
Studies by WWII-era social scientists provide a starting point for explaining Trump’s appeal. -
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Make America America Again
Trump’s campaign has become a referendum on what it means to be an American. -
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What Was Conservatism?
Forty years ago, George H. Nash created the field of conservative intellectual history. What can he tell us about the right today?
